Alumni Travel Program

• An expert travel director and professional driver.
• Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted.
• Six breakfasts and one lunch.
• Audio headsets provided throughout your holiday to enhance your included sightseeing experiences.
• Luxury air-conditioned coach buses with WiFi.
• City orientation tours.

Sightseeing Highlights

• Las Vegas - visit the entertainment capital of the world.
• Grand Canyon - experience this stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Horseshoe Bend visit - one of the most photographed areas on the Colorado River.
• Monument Valley - explore the treasures of the Navajo people with a guide in a 4-wheel drive tour.
• Bryce Canyon National Park - stare in awe at the multi-coloured hoodoos.
• Zion National Park - revel in one of the most scenic canyons.
• Wupatki National Monument - visit the ancestral lands of the Hopi native people.

Variety of Optional Experiences (additional costs apply)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK SIGHTSEEING

• North Canyon Tour Helicopter Flight. Bell Aircraft - 25 min.
• Grand Kingdom - 40 min. EcoStar Helicopter Flight
• Grand Discovery Air Tour South Rim - 45 min. Fixed-Wing Aircraft Flight

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025: BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK SIGHTSEEING

• Ebenezer's Dinner and Show
• Ruby's Horseback Adventures

Not Included:

• Airfare
• Gratuities for the driver and travel director. Recommended gratuities per person, per day: driver USD $6.60 - $8:50 and Tour Director USD $7.50 - $9.50
• Porterage of luggage
• Airport Transfers
• Recommended that guests bring a reusable water bottle
  

For more information, please contact our Travel Program Coordinator, Sarah S. Doody at alumnitravel@villanova.edu

• Cruise for 8 nights from St. Maarten to Curacao aboard the exclusively chartered Sea Cloud Spirit, a deluxe, 3-masted small sailing ship.
•  Panoramic tour of Soufrière in St. Lucia, featuring its iconic pitons.
• Visit the spice island of Grenada, famous for nutmeg and chocolate.
• Specially arranged excursion in Kralendijk, Bonaire, with a choice between touring the Washington Slagbaai National Park or the North and South Island.
• Three UNESCO World Heritage sites: St. Lucia and the 2 volcanic spires in its Pitons Management Area; the Cabrits National Park and Fort hirley on the island of Dominica; and Mount Pelée, an active volcano on the north end of Martinique.
• Visit the black sand beaches of Montserrat, known as the "Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" because of its dramatic cliffs and ties to Irish Catholics who fled here in the 17th century.
• Immerse yourself in the history and culture of Saint-Pierre on the French island of Martinique, known as the "little Paris of the West Indies," on a morning tour that includes a visit to the Volcanological Museum.
• Included meals | 2 receptions, 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 8 dinners
• Liquor, house wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages and minibar service throughout the cruise.
• Complimentary Wi-Fi access (conditions permitting).

For more information, please contact our Travel Program Coordinator, Sarah S. Doody at alumnitravel@villanova.edu

• Exclusive journey through the Aegean Sea to historic Greek islands
  and Turkey's Turquoise Coast.
• Access to ports unavailable to larger vessels and included excursions throughout your program.
• Specially arranged visit to Hydra, one of Greece's most beautiful, yet least-touristic, islands.
• Four UNESCO World Heritage sites: Medieval City of Rhodes, Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos and Delos in Greece and Ephesus, Turkey.
• All meals | 2 receptions, 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners.
• Complimentary Wi-Fi access (conditions permitting).
• Wander the narrow cobblestone streets of Monemvasia, a stunning Byzantine town hidden on an island off the eastern Peloponnese coast.
• Discover the lovely island of Santorini and visit the ruins of the prehistoric village of Akrotiri and Fira, the island's main town, known for its whitewashed buildings and blue-domed churches.
• Venture to the Lindos on the island of Rhodes to admire the village's famous mosaics and to climb to the acropolis overlooking Lindos and the sparkling sea.
• Athens Pre-Program Option and Delphi Post‑Program Option.

For more information, please contact our Travel Program Coordinator, Sarah S. Doody at alumnitravel@villanova.edu

• Exclusive journey to from Vienna to Nuremberg through the picturesque Wachau Valley.
• Access to ports unavailable to larger vessels and included excursions throughout your program.
• Specially arranged full-day excursion in Salzburg, one of Austria's loveliest cities.
• Four UNESCO World Heritage sites: Historic Centre of Vienna, Austria; Wachau Cultural Landscape, Austria; Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, Austria; and Old Town of Regensburg, Germany.
• Complimentary nonpremium liquor, house wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages, and minibar service throughout the cruise; complimentary
• house wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages at meals during excursions.
• All meals | 2 receptions, 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 7 dinners.
• Complimentary Wi-Fi access (conditions permitting).
• Get into the holiday spirit at Christmas Markets in Vienna, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, and Salzburg,
• Admire the elegant city of Vienna during a panoramic tour, followed by a visit to the world-famous Spanish Riding School and a tour of Schönbrunn Palace.
• Visit Dürnstein's 15th-century monastery that overlooks the Danube and attend an organ recital at the cathedral.
• Stroll through the baroque Benedictine abbey at Melk and enjoy a walk through the town.
• Explore Passau and see its beautiful baroque cathedral.
• Vienna Pre-Program Option and Munich Post‑Program Option.

For more information, please contact our Travel Program Coordinator, Sarah S. Doody at alumnitravel@villanova.edu